How many shots are in a 750 ml bottle?
About 17 shots. A 750 ml bottle (a "fifth") holds 25.4 oz, which is 16 full 1.5 oz shots with a little left over. A cocktail with 2 oz of spirit gets you 12 drinks per bottle.
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Pours per bottle
| Bottle | Oz | 1 oz | 1.25 oz | 1.5 oz | 2 oz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375 ml (half bottle) | 12.7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| 750 ml (a "fifth") | 25.4 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 12 |
| 1 liter | 33.8 | 33 | 27 | 22 | 16 |
| 1.5 L magnum | 50.7 | 50 | 40 | 33 | 25 |
| 1.75 L (a "handle") | 59.2 | 59 | 47 | 39 | 29 |
Whole pours only. A US standard shot is 1.5 oz; 1.25 oz is a common bar pour, and 1 oz is a "pony".
Shots vs. drinks
A shot is one pour of spirit. A cocktail can hold 1.5 to 2.5 oz of spirit, so a bottle makes fewer cocktails than shots. A highball like a vodka soda uses 1.5 oz, while a Margarita or an Old Fashioned uses 2 oz. Count your cocktails by their recipe, not by shots. The batch cocktail calculator does this for you.
For a party
- A 1.75 L handle is the cheapest way to buy a spirit you'll pour a lot of, and it makes about 39 drinks at 1.5 oz.
- Plan about 1 liter of mixer for every 8 highballs.
- Not sure how many bottles to buy? Use the party drinks calculator or the wedding bar calculator.
For adults of legal drinking age. These are pour counts for planning, not a guide to how much anyone should drink.
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